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Masonry waste from a nearby builder’s yard was used to create various shapes, textures and habitats for birds and bees in the brick walls of Foxglove House, a home in rural Hertfordshire by local studio Kirkland Fraser Moor. Located in the village of Wigginton, the four-bedroom family home replaces a former stable block on the […]
Rural house by Kirkland Fraser Moor incorporates homes for birds and bees Read More »
Tesla’s recently unveiled robotaxis are part of a wave of renewed enthusiasm for self-driving cars, but autonomous vehicles will not solve the problems faced by our transport systems, writes Paris Marx. On October 10, Elon Musk took to a stage erected on a movie set on the Warner Bros Studios lot to declare that Tesla’s
"A repeat of the autonomous car hype-cycle of a decade ago is on the cards" Read More »
Rug manufacturer Peace Industry used an endangered Iranian felting technique to develop this colourful reversible rug with a different pattern on each side. The Softblock rug is crafted from raw lamb’s wool using a method known as namad, which was brought to the edge of extinction due to the popularity of knotted rugs. Peace Industry
Softblock rug revives "world's oldest rug-making technique" Read More »
A lamp made of discarded mollusc shells and humming furniture featured in the Beyond Perception exhibit in New York City alongside digitized versions of the pieces for a future AI-driven video game. Curated by technologist Kelsey Falter and artist Moral Turgeman, the exhibit explores what the curators believe is a thinning boundary between the physical
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Dezeen School Shows: we’ve selected eight design and architecture projects celebrating student collaborations, all have been featured on Dezeen School Shows. These projects are from both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, ranging from industrial design to architecture, spanning a variety of themes and concepts. Included in this roundup is an animation which is an ode to
A combination of cultural traditions and complex engineering allowed the Petronas Towers in Malaysia to become a model for skyscrapers as place-makers, Rafael Pelli told Dezeen in this exclusive interview. Completed in 1997 by Pelli Clarke & Partners, Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world until 2004, with the north tower rising 451.9
Petronas Towers became "symbol of prosperity" for Southeast Asia says Rafael Pelli Read More »
Dezeen Showroom: during the course of 2024, Lithuania-based office furniture brand Narbutas has listed a selection of its workplace furnishings on Dezeen Showroom. The brand’s Sonus acoustic pods aim to provide a quiet place for solo, focused working and video calls in busy office spaces. Sonus acoustic pods are geared towards independent work The booths
Workplace furnishings by Narbutas can be found on Dezeen Showroom Read More »
A sloping concrete roof and perforated walls shelter the open-air interiors of Anchor House, a dwelling in the jungle in Vietnam by local studio MM++ Architects. Designed for an artist looking for an escape from the city, the 160-square-metre Anchor House sits on a narrow site surrounded by vegetation in the Mekong Delta. MM++ Architects organised
"Monastic minimalism" informs Vietnamese jungle home by MM++ Architects Read More »
House-shaped blocks will protrude from the facades of this mixed-use high-rise in Tirana, Albania, which has been designed by architecture studios Network of Architecture and Atelier4. Conceptualised as a vertical village, the 71-metre-tall Puzzle Tirana tower will contain 32,700-square-metres of commercial space, apartments, penthouses along with a hotel. Designed by Network of Architecture (NOA) and
NOA and Atelier4 stack house-shaped "puzzle pieces" for Tirana high-rise Read More »
Fashion brand Bottega Veneta has partnered with lighting design company Flos on a special edition of designer Gino Sarfatti’s Model 600 table lamp. The original Sarfatti lamp, designed for the designer’s company Arteluce, featured a sphere-shaped leather base filled with lead shot pellets. The weighted and malleable base allowed for the light to be positioned
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